Jenna is a female given name. In the English-speaking world it is a variation of Jenny, which is itself a diminutive of Jane, Janet, Jennifer and is often used as a name in its own right.[1]
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Language(s) | English |
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Notable people
edit- Jenna Boyd (born 1993), American actress
- Jenna Bush (born 1981), daughter of President George W. Bush
- Jenna-Anne Buys (born 1985), South African figure skater
- Jenna Clark (born 2001), Scottish footballer
- Jenna Coleman (born 1986), English actress
- Jenna Dewan (born 1980), American actress and dancer
- Jenna Elfman (born 1971), American actress and producer
- Jenna Ezarik (born 1989), American YouTuber and Twitch Streamer
- Jenna Fife (born 1995), Scottish footballer
- Jenna Fischer (born 1974), American actress
- Jenna Haze (born 1982), former pornographic actress
- Jenna Jameson (born 1974), former pornographic actress
- Jenna Johnson (born 1967), competitive swimmer
- Jenna Johnson (born 1994), professional dancer
- Jenna Lee (born 1980), anchor on Fox Business News
- Jenna Leigh Green (born 1974), American actress and singer
- Jenna Lester (born 1989), American dermatologist
- Jenna Marbles (born 1986), American entertainer
- Jenna McCorkell (born 1986), former figure skater
- Jenna McDougall (born 1992), Australian singer
- Jenna Morasca (born 1981), winner of Survivor: The Amazon and wrestler
- Jenna Ortega (born 2002), American actress and model
- Jenna Presley (born 1987), American minister and former pornographic actress
- Jenna Rose (born 1998), American singer
- Jenna Russell (born 1967), English actress
- Jenna Santoromito (born 1987), Australian water polo player
- Jenna Ushkowitz (born 1986), Korean-American adoptee, actress, singer, dancer, producer and podcast host
- Jenna von Oÿ (born 1977), actress and country singer
- Jenna Welch (1919-2019), mother of Laura Bush and grandmother of Jenna Bush
Fictional characters
edit- Jenna in the animated Balto film series
- Jenna in the video game series Golden Sun
- Jenna, the leading character of the Magyk novel series by Angie Sage
- Jenna Ashby, one of three main female characters, in the novel Wither (2012)
- Jenna Avid in the spin-off series Baywatch: Hawaii
- Jenna Hamilton, central character in Awkward, a teen television series
- Jenna Maroney in the television series 30 Rock
- Jenna Marshall in the television series Pretty Little Liars
- Jenna Middleton in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Jenna Morgan in the television series Arthur
- Jenna Rink in the movie 13 Going on 30 (2004) played by Jennifer Garner
- Jenna Sommers in the television series The Vampire Diaries
- Jenna Stannis in the British science fiction television series Blake's 7
- Jenna Wade in Dallas (1978 TV series)
- Jenna Whitehall in the movie We'll Meet Again (2012)
Music
edit- Jenna, 1989 album by Gerald Wilson
See also
edit- All pages with titles beginning with Jenna
- Janna (disambiguation)
- Jena (framework), open-source software project
- Jena (given name)
References
edit- ^ Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978-1903025116.